European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 11,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 a Stop off �?T90 sweep of Yankees by the associated press new York a the Oakland athletics Are no strangers to sweeps. So what they did to the new York Yankees seemed to impress everyone except themselves. The athletics who won the last world series in four straight romps Over san Francisco com Al Roundup plated their first season sweep against the Yankees a and Only the fourth in major league history by winning 7-3 sunday. Oakland won 12 games against the Yankees this year and out scored them 62-12, outhit them 116-65 and out homered them 13-3. The athletics joined Kansas City in 1988 12-0 against Baltimore Baltimore in 1978 11-0 versus Oakland and Baltimore in 1978 12-0 against Kansas City As the Only clubs to take an entire series. A if you play properly at least with our bal club and with the Talent we have we re capable of doing that to a lot of teams a Dave Stewart said after getting his 19th Victory. A we just put it All together against the Willie Mcgee drove in four runs including two with a tie breaking triple in the ninth inning As Oakland won its seventh straight game and matched its longest winning Streak since april 1989. Mark Mcgwire homered and drove in three runs As the athletics increased their Lead in the West to 9 i games Over Chicago. A i done to think what we did to the Yankees is that big of a Deal a Mcgwire said a but others never before had any Yankees team failed to win at least two games against another club in a season. The 1912 Yankees were see Al on Page 23 Sampras mugs Agassi for . Open Crown if it a 1mi-Ri / v x Pete Sampras reacts to crowd after becoming youngest Ever . Open menus Champ. By Steve evil Stein a Tennis writer new York a teen Ager Pete Sampras who drives his parents so crazy when he plays that they can to watch him drove Andre Agassi absolutely Batty sunday to become the youngest . Open Champion in history. Sampras played a dream match acing Agassi 13 times and hitting 12 service winners with serves up to 124 Mph in a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Slaughter on stadium court Agassi lacked the Power and accuracy he showed in beating Boris Becker in the semifinals but he was simply overwhelmed by Sampras a huge serves deep ground strokes and acrobatic play at the net. A when you can hit a serve 120 Mph on the line there a not a lot anyone can do a Agassi said. A this was just an old fashioned Street Sampras had too Many skills volleying with his Long arms and legs covering the entire net his Racket cutting through the air like a fencers foil. A this is the ultimate in Tennis a he said. A whatever i do the rest of my career ill always be a . Open at 19 years 28 Days Sampras became the youngest . Menus Champion replacing Oliver s. Campbell who won the title 10 years ago at 19 years 6 months 9 Days. No. 12 Sampras also is the lowest seeded player to win the . Title since unseeded Fred Stolle beat John new Combe in the 1966 final. Sampras a first grand slam Victory have been fashioned More stylishly or completed More efficiently. His Graceful looping ground strokes kept Agassi pinned behind the Baseline or scurrying from Side to Side in desperate dashes. The Tenor of the match was evident when Sampras opened the second game with an Ace. Two Points later the crowd of More than 20,000 giggled at the Speed of Sampras a serve when his first serve an Inch Long sped past Agassi and nearly decapitated a Linesman. Sampras loaded see . Open on Page 26 cowboys Falcons bucs win openers by the associated press and the Meek shall inherit the nil. For one Day. Opening Day. The Dallas cowboys whose rapid descent reached its Nadir with a 1-15 record last season equated that Victory total sunday with a 17-14 win Over san Diego. The Atlanta Falcons wearing their Black uniforms for the first time under new coach Jerry Glanville wore out the Houston oilers Glanville a former team 47-27. And Tampa Bay which had won 14 times in three years under Ray Perkins Rode the passing of Vinny Testaverde and a sack Happy defense to a 38-21 decision at Detroit. In other games it was Washington 31, Phoenix 0, spoiling the Phoenix head coaching debut of j9e Bugel the redskins former offensive line coach Chicago 17, Seattle 0 Cincinnati 25, the new York jets 20 the los Angeles raiders 14, Denver 9 Miami 27, new England 24 Cleveland 13, Pittsburgh 3 Buffalo 26, Indianapolis 10 Kansas City 24, Minnesota 21 Green Bay 36, the los Angeles rams 24. In a night game it was the new York giants 27, Philadelphia 20. On monday night the san Francisco 49ers were to begin defense of their nil Crown at new Orleans. Cowboys 17, chargers 14 Dallas a when you Are As bad As the cowboys nil Roundup have been recently you la take any kind of gift. The chargers delivered a whopper and Dallas converted for its first Home Victory under Jimmy Johnson. Troy Aikman sneaked in from the 1 with 1 58 to play after Dallas stopped a fake punt on the cowboys 47-Yard line. Aikman took the cowboys 53 Yards after san Diego tried the fake punt on fourth-and-6 with 5 15 to play. Linebacker Gary Plummer was stopped by Bill Bates and Daniel Stubbs after a 2-Yard gain. A it was a dumb mistake a Henning said. A i was hoping somebody would bail me out on it but it Wasny to blocked correctly. I should have called it off. Its a disappointing loss the kind ill carry around a Long Aikman probably will carry around his first nil win for just As Long. A a in be been looking for that its been a Long time a he said. A a in be had a lot of abuse from the press. But All the work we be done has made it Worth Falcons 47, oilers 27 Atlanta a Glanville a new team looked a lot like his former one by getting six personal foul penalties and 16 Overall for 139 Yards. But the Falcons also forced six turnovers scored three touchdowns in 1 minute 50 seconds of the first Quarter had three defensive scores a including an 82-Yard interception return with 13 seconds left by Deion Sanders a and showed the aggressiveness Glanville cultivates. A yeah it sure did look familiar a said Robert Lyles the Houston linebacker who plays that same style. A they were flying to the Ball diving Over the pile talking trash on special Bobby Butler and Jessie Tuggle scored on Fumble returns leading to the most Points by Atlanta in regulation since 1973. Greg Davis added four Field goals and Chris Miller completed 19 of 30 for 225 Yards. Moon threw four touchdown passes three in the fourth Quarter and finished with 31 completions in 52 attempts for 397 Yards. One of the ads was an 80-yarder to Ernest Givins against an All out Blitz. Buccaneers 38, Lions 21 Detroit a Testaverde threw three touchdown passes and the Tampa Bay defense sacked Rodney Peete five times. Testaverde completed 16 of 21 passes for 237 Yards. A the played like an All american an All pro whatever a Lions coach Wayne Fontes said. A a it a his fourth year. Its his time to play Well and he played the Lions were victimized by four turnovers. Bairn Sanders the pfc Rookie of the year last season with see cowboys on Page 26
